What the Bulls had to say

Saturday

Aug 31, 2013 at 12:01 AMSep 1, 2013 at 10:04 AM

Jeff Quinn, Buffalo head coach: "I give a lot of credit to Ohio State for coming out and putting us down 23-0 early, but I was proud of the way our kids responded. We were able to outscore them in the second, third and fourth quarters."

Jeff Quinn, Buffalo head coach

On the game today

"I give a lot of credit to Ohio State for coming out and putting us down 23-0 early, but I was proud of the way our kids responded. We were able to outscore them in the second, third and fourth quarters."

On the play of linebacker Khalil Mack

"His presence was noticed, without a doubt and against quality opposition. He did a great job, was very active and played a ton of snaps. I could not have been more proud of his play on such a big stage."

On Ohio State's two-point conversions

"We always say expect the unexpected. Watching coach Urban Meyer for many years, we knew something was going to happen. It was smart on their part and the formation they used caused some mismatches."

Khalil Mack, senior linebacker

On being down 23-0 at the end of the first quarter

"That's part of leadership. You have to calm down and get your team together, especially when the other team has that kind of momentum."

On the fumble at the two-yard line

"We knew we would fight until the end regardless of what happened, but I really think that would have changed the game. That was a big blow, but we fought back."

Joe Licata, sophomore quarterback

On the game

"We don't feel good losing, but there are a lot of positives that came out of this. We are going to study the negatives and be better next week. It was a great learning experience."